LFG

Name: LFG
Genre: Sport, Documentary
Released: June 24, 2021
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Becky Sauerbrunn, Jessica McDonald, Kelley O'Hara, Megan Rapinoe, Sam Mewis

2021

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HBO Max | Release Date (Streaming): June 24, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Becky Sauerbrunn, Jessica McDonald, Kelley O'Hara, Megan Rapinoe, Sam Mewis

Summary: Just three months before the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, all the players filed a class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which sets the stage for LFG. The documentary film interweaves transcendent athletic performances, including a record-breaking World Cup victory in 2019, with the players’ ongoingJust three months before the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, all the players filed a class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which sets the stage for LFG. The documentary film interweaves transcendent athletic performances, including a record-breaking World Cup victory in 2019, with the players’ ongoing pursuit for equal pay. LFG grants viewers unprecedented access to these game-changers as they meet the physical demands and pressures of being some of the world’s top athletes, while showcasing their courage, unflinching spirit and resiliency in an effort to create long-lasting social change with the biggest fight for women’s rights since Title IX.… Expand

Director: Andrea Nix and Sean Fine

Genre(s): Sport, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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Lisa Kennedy

Jun 26, 2021

The documentary makes a strong case for just how remarkable a team they are. While LFG doesn’t divulge the elusive recipe, it ladles what one teammate called the group’s “special sauce.” Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Jun 24, 2021

Both films are conventional in cinematic style, and they constitute the kind of feel-good entertainment that is easy to recommend. But what is timely and interesting — even thorny — about these films is their focus on the economic opportunities generated by athletic achievement Read full review

John Anderson

Jun 24, 2021

The issues in the film add up to a rat’s nest of athletic, economic and gender questions. But they’re given only superficial scrutiny in a production that’s essentially propaganda, powered by pumped-up music and pumped-up players. Read full review

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UncleWillard

Jun 24, 2021

Boring and misses the point. Women's soccer just does NOT draw the crowds men's soccer does. And still they get a bigger piece of the pie than the men. It's a fact and instead of working to engage audiences in women's soccer, they choose instead to cry "misogyny." It's the worst attempt atBoring and misses the point. Women's soccer just does NOT draw the crowds men's soccer does. And still they get a bigger piece of the pie than the men. It's a fact and instead of working to engage audiences in women's soccer, they choose instead to cry "misogyny." It's the worst attempt at cancel culture and wokeness. This documentary does nothing to change those facts or even add anything to a tired conversation. I'll just wait until sports is no longer gendered then none of these idiots will have a job.… Expand

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DasBearJuden

Oct 15, 2021

0! Not a review bomb - an honest placement of review. This documentary isn't entertainment; it is informative media. The information is primarily false. Women don't need entitled lying phonies to represent them; it is a thorn in the side of equality. [Link omitted per site rules]

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